diff --git a/packages/ditto/workers/deno-env.ts b/packages/ditto/workers/deno-env.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1500eb57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ditto/workers/deno-env.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-ignore Don't try to access the env from this worker.
+Deno.env = new Map<string, string>();
diff --git a/packages/ditto/workers/policy.worker.ts b/packages/ditto/workers/policy.worker.ts
index 6b7bbeef..b2ca3720 100644
--- a/packages/ditto/workers/policy.worker.ts
+++ b/packages/ditto/workers/policy.worker.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// @ts-ignore Don't try to access the env from this worker.
-Deno.env = new Map<string, string>();
+import './deno-env.ts'; // HACK should be removed when `@/config.ts` is removed.
 
 import { DittoPolyPg } from '@ditto/db';
 import '@soapbox/safe-fetch/load';